Atlanta, Georgia, and Santa Fe, New Mexico (November 14, 2019) — To celebrate America Recycles Day on November 15, the Environmental Services Division (ESD) for the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is focusing attention on its newly installed RUBICONSmartCity™ platform, and how it can improve residential and commercial waste and recycling services for its more than 80,000 citizens.

The Environmental Services Division of the City of Santa Fe hosted an open house to see the technology in action on November 14, 2019 at 10:00am.

The City of Santa Fe piloted the RUBICONSmartCity platform for six months. The City was able to work with Rubicon to incorporate elements specific to its operations. After an RFP process, the City chose to move the program forward by awarding a four-year contract to Rubicon.

The RUBICONSmartCity platform includes a mobile app, a plug-in device, and a web-based portal. The technology allows the City of Santa Fe’s Environmental Services Division to track key metrics including service confirmations, missed pickups, and issues at the curb, as well as vehicle usage and maintenance information, leading to more efficient operations, and ultimately, improved service for its customers and citizens. Rubicon’s technology is now installed across the City’s entire waste and recycling fleet, numbering more than 60 vehicles covering more than 30 different routes.

Santa Fe recently passed the Sustainable Santa Fe 25-Year Plan, which reflects the City’s commitment to carbon neutrality by 2040. The Plan provides a roadmap to Santa Fe for a sustainable future, with waste reduction and recycling as one of the key elements.

“The City of Santa Fe is committed to sustainability and combining that commitment with ways to maximize the value of our services to our citizens,” said Shirlene Sitton, Environmental Services Director for the City of Santa Fe. “Based on our experience with the RUBICONSmartCity platform, we know that the data and insights we collect will help our department maximize our services to the businesses and citizens of our city.”

“The RUBICONSmartCity platform helps cities of all sizes leverage data to make smarter decisions about recycling, waste, and city operations, leading to improvements in sustainability and quality of life that map to an overall mission to end waste,” said Michael Allegretti, Chief Strategy Officer, Rubicon. “The City of Santa Fe is committed to a sustainable future. Piloting RUBICONSmartCity, the City of Santa Fe was able to view and analyze data that helped the City improve customer service and help shape future policy decisions. We look forward to a fantastic partnership in the coming years that builds on that success.”

RUBICONSmartCity has been rolled out in more than 35 cities across the U.S., including Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Fort Collins, CO; Irving, TX; Montgomery, AL; Norfolk, VA; Philadelphia, PA; Santa Fe, NM; Spokane, WA; Tyler, TX; and West Memphis, AR. The solution is also available to purchase on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, HGACBuy, and Marketplace.city. Cities interested in learning more about RUBICONSmartCity can visit https://www.rubicon.com/smart-city/ to request a demonstration.

About Rubicon

Rubicon is a technology company that powers a digital marketplace, provides a suite of SaaS products for waste, recycling, and smart city solutions, and collects and analyzes data for businesses and governments worldwide. Using technology to help turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work, Rubicon’s mission is to end waste in all of its forms by helping its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals. The company is a Certified B Corporation, affirming that Rubicon meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance. Through its technology, Rubicon is transforming the entire category of waste and recycling. With more than 1.7 million service locations worldwide, Rubicon is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and has core teams in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, St. Louis, MO, and Tinton Falls, NJ. Rubicon has been named a Great Place to Work™ in 2018 and 2019 and was awarded as one of Glassdoor’s “Top Ten Companies with Seriously Impressive Benefits” in 2018.

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Contact Information

Charles Zinkowski
Director of Communications, Rubicon
678-906-2689
charles.zinkowski@rubiconglobal.com

Lilia Chacon
Communications Director, City of Santa Fe
lachacon@santafenm.gov